> Who cares about WFH

I care about wfh more than pretty much anything, even slightly more than compensation.

> when you get to live in California

you'd have to pay me to live in California

> work with some of the brightest minds?

couldn't care less who I work with, I just want an easy job with a good paycheck where I can work remotely until I retire early.

> Only privileged person wouldn't value that.

Not everybody likes California or cares about programming. For many of us it's just a job